Fairfax County, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Fairfax County, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Fairfax County, Virginia is among the highest in the country for total population (42nd of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (4th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Fairfax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,147,837	8,705,170	334,922,499	42nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$153,637	$93,170	$80,734	4th of 3,221
Median Age	39.1	39.0	38.9	2372nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	65.0%	42.2%	35.7%	5th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$732,800	$383,700	$332,700	44th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$2,276	$1,579	$1,413	11th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	5.9%	9.9%	12.5%	3123rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	4.3%	5.2%	1826th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,935.5	220.5	n/a	44th of 3,222
Foreign Born	30.8%	13.1%	14.1%	24th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	84.9	n/a	n/a	15th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	68.6%	67.3%	65.2%	2437th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	28.9	27.3	26.4	684th of 3,221
Worked from Home	28.7%	18.3%	15.1%	25th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.4%	n/a	n/a	2372nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	57.2%	48.7%	46.9%	374th of 3,222
Broadband Access	95.9%	n/a	n/a	10th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Fairfax County, Virginia

Statistic	Fairfax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	46.8%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17.6%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	9.4%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	19.9%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.4%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	69.9	60.7	61.4

Age in Fairfax County, Virginia

Statistic	Fairfax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	39.1	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.9%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.1%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.6%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.0%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Fairfax County, Virginia

Statistic	Fairfax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	414,101	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.5	2.5
Family Households	69.7%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.7%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.5%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.2%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	32.0%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Fairfax County, Virginia

Statistic	Fairfax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$71,828	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	5.6%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	8.3%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.8%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	36.3%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	5.9%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	14.0%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	4.3%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Fairfax County, Virginia

Statistic	Fairfax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	430,047	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	45.5%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	29.0%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.7%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	31.4%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.3%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$7,368	$2,790	n/a

Education in Fairfax County, Virginia

Statistic	Fairfax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	6.8%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	11.9%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	16.3%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	32.0%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	33.0%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Fairfax County, Virginia

Statistic	Fairfax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	70.8%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	55.4%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	4.7%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.7%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	16.6%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.7%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.8%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Fairfax County, Virginia

Statistic	Fairfax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	28.9%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	19.1%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	11.7%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	61.0%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	13.6%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	34.4%	14.3%	16.7%

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